Service difficulty report · Light · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
August 12, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft time
21,802 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Light
Part number
3086070843004
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg Indicator
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) LANDING GEAR MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER FOUND POPPED WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN FOR LANDING. GEAR WAS LOWERED BY EMERGENCY EXTENSION INDICATING (3) GREEN BUT THE IN TRANSIT LIGHT WAS STILL ON. ACFT EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE NO DIVIDERS IN THE HEAD OF THE GEAR DOWN LIGHT BLOCK. THIS ALLOWED LIGHT FROM THE MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE THE NOSE INDICATOR. IT GAVE A FALSE INDICATION THAT ALL 3 GEAR WERE IN THE DOWN AND LOCK POSITION. A NEW INDICATOR WAS INSTALLED SHOWING A POSITIVE INDICATION OF THE NOSE NOT LOCKED.

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